Russia’s gas giant Gazprom boosted its natural gas exports to Europe by 23 percent annually in January to July 2021, Gazprom Export said this week. In the first seven months of this year, Gazprom’s gas sales to Turkey and Europe reached 115.3 billion cubic meters, up by 23.2 percent annually, …
Read More »Russian Envoy Hopeful Iran will Play Its Part in Ensuring Oil Market Stability
Russia’s permanent envoy to international organizations based in Vienna Mikhail Ulyanov voiced hope that Iran will back OPEC+ efforts to maintain stability on the oil market after sanctions against Tehran are lifted, he wrote on Twitter on Wednesday. “Hopefully after lifting of sanctions and restoration of its oil export Iran …
Read More »World’s Largest Solar Company Taps Hydrogen Sector
The world’s biggest solar company is tapping the hydrogen sector to reduce its global carbon footprint further. China’s Longi Green Energy Technology Co. has set up a stand-alone unit for hydrogen-related equipment and aims to make this clean energy more affordable. “There is no doubt that renewable energy will help …
Read More »Oil Price Decline Continues as China’s Outbreak Weighs on Demand
Oil declined for a third day as the coronavirus spread in Asia, particularly China, continued to threaten demand. West Texas Intermediate futures slumped 1.9%, after retreating 4.6% in the previous two sessions. The delta strain of Covid-19 has been detected in almost half of China’s 32 provinces in just two …
Read More »Aramco Raises Asia, U.S. Oil Prices in Sign Demand Seen Rising
Saudi Arabia raised oil for prices for buyers in Asia and the U.S. for September in a sign the world’s largest crude exporter sees demand continuing to recover despite a surge in coronavirus cases in some of the world’s main energy importers. OPEC+, the oil-producers’ group led by the Saudis …
Read More »The Real Reason Big Oil is Betting on the Hydrogen Boom
Japan has been making headlines with its plans to significantly increase its reliance on hydrogen to satisfy its energy needs. Right now, it is demonstrating its transformation into a hydrogen economy by showcasing hydrogen buses and cars used in the Olympics. But there is a problem with that for those …
Read More »World’s First Ultra-Deepwater FPSO ‘Giant Step Forward’ for China Offshore
Built to China Classification Society (CCS) rules, Shen Hai Yi Hao has been deployed by field operator China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) – China’s largest producer of offshore crude oil and natural gas. CNOOC estimates the Lingshui 17-2’s reserves at about 136Bn cubic metres (bcm) of recoverable gas. CCS …
Read More »OPEC+ Agrees to Crude Oil Production Increases, but Brent Crude Oil Prices Remain High
On July 18, OPEC+, which includes most members of OPEC and several non-OPEC members (including Russia), agreed to increase monthly crude oil production starting in August 2021. On July 19, after the new OPEC+ agreement was made public, the price of Brent crude oil fell 7% from the previous day …
Read More »U.S., European Lawmakers Sign Statement Criticizing Nord Stream 2 Agreement
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Head Bob Menendez and lawmakers from the UK, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine, Czechia and Estonia have signed the statement criticizing the American-Germany agreement on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline as Voice of America reported. “We consider the Nord Stream 2 to be a geopolitical …
Read More »Car Maker Renault to Source Geothermal Lithium from Germany
Car manufacturing group and pioneer in the European EV market, Renault Group, and Australian-German geothermal lithium developer Vulcan Energy Resources, announce having signed a lithium offtake term sheet. This agreement is for an initial five-year term which can be extended if mutually agreed, with a start of commercial delivery set …
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